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O. A. DE ALONG.

RBMAILING SAMPLE BNVELOPE. No. 458,117. Patented Aug.y 18, 1891.

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OSCAR A. DE LONG, OF NVICHITA, KANSAS, ASSIGNOR TO THE COMMERCIAL ENVELOPE COMPANY, LIMITED, OF NEV YORK.

REIVIAILING SAMPLE ENVELOPE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 458,117, dated August 18, 1891.

Application filed May 14,1889. Serial No. 310,785. (Model.)

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OSCAR A. DE LONG, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at NVichita, in the county of Sedgwick and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Remailing Sample Envelopes, of which the following a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings and the letters and 1o figures of reference thereon, forming a part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a front plan view, showing the envelope closed and fastened. Fig. 2 is a back plan view of the envelope addressed, as

it would appear when first ready for mailing. Fig. 3l is a perspective view of the back` of the envelope, showing its securing-flaps unfastened, and its secondary leaf, bearing the forwarding address, turned back from the zo envelope, exposing to view the return address on the envelope back. Fig.- 4 is a plan view showing two of the envelope flaps folded into position, also showing that portion which is gummed for securing the envelope into proper form. Fig. 5 is a back plan view of the envelope with the secondary leaf extended and a portion of the back broken away, to show more clearly the manner of securing together its parts. Fig. 6 is a front perspective 3o view, showing the openable flaps of the envelope and its secondary leaf unfastened. Fig. 7 is a plan view showing the form of the envelope-blank. Figs. S and 9 are detailed views of the envelope-fastener. Figs. lO and 3 5 1l are detailed views showing the manner of re-enforcing that portion'of the envelope where the fastener is secured. Fig. 12 is a detailed longitudinal sectional view of that portion of the envelope where the fastener is secured on 4o a line central with the fastener, showing the manner in which it is secured; and Fig. 13 is a central longitudinal sectional view of the envelope.

This invention relates to certain improvements in sample envelopes for mercantile purposes; and it consists in the particular construction of envelopes, as set forth and explained in the following specification and claim. 5o Referring to the drawings, Figs. 1,2, and 3 are drawn to a scale of about six inches to the foot; Figs. 4, 5, G, 7, l0, and 1l, to a scale of about three inches to the foot, and Figs. 8, 9, l2, and 13, to a full scale.

The envelope-blank is cut to a form present-ing three sections, each section being equal in area to the area of the completed envelope, and one side flap and four end iiaps, two of which are perforated; also one of said sections is partially divided from its fel- 6o low sections by means of a series of small perforations, as shown particularly in Fig. 7.

Referring to the parts by section, F representsthe front, B the back, and D the secondary leaf.

E represents the side flap, and d d and g and e the end iiaps.-

That portion of the blank which is gummed for the purpose of securing together the envelope is represented in Figs.`4 and 7 by the 7o shaded margins.

The dotted lines inl Fig. 7 represent where each fold is made in forming the envelope, and in making said folds flap E is folded over uponthe inner part of section or back B, thus presenting its gummed margins outward, (see Fig. 4,) then Hap d is folded over partially upon section B and upon flap E and secured by the gum of flap E, and thus it presents its gummed section outward, and each 8o flap closes its respective edge to form the pocket or pouch. A small incision is then made through section F (the front section) and the tongue a of the fastener c inserted therein and the body of the fastener brought in contact with the inner surface of said section, after which the said section F is folded over upon flaps E and d', and by means of its gummed part secured in such position and further secures the body of fastener a a be- 9o tween it and flap E, the gum adhering on every side and through the central perforation of the fastener, and thus the opposite side edge is closed and the parts secured to complete the pocket or pouch; and, lastly, to 9 5 complete the formation of the envelope and further re-enforce that part where the fastener is secured, iiap is folded over into the envelope pocket or pouch and by means of its gummed margin is secured to the inner roc part of flap E and front F, as shown in Figs.

5 and l2, and thus not only strengthens that portion of the envelope, but forms an unbroken edge at the entrance of the pocket.

In initially attaching the fastener a a a re-enforee 7L (see Fig. i) may be used, which will assist in giving strength to the fastener.

Leaf D, when formed, as shown in Fig. 7, integral with the front section F, will in its initial position depend from the envelope, and is provided adjacent. the envelope with a series of perforations t, adapting it to be easily torn off, and with a iiap c, having a perforation a3, which will when the leaf is folded upon the back of the envelope register with perforation a2 of iiap (Z of the envelope back B, and the two flaps thus brought to register with each other are adapted to be folded over upon the envelope face in such manner that tongue Ct of the fastener will enter their perforations and be openably secured by bending said tongue down upon them.

Fastener a d is constructed with an enlarged body part for the purpose of presenting a securing-surface sufficient to strongly hold the tongue, and is perforated to diminish its weight, and, further, for the purpose of permitting the gunnned paper at either side the body to adhere together within` said perforation and thus increase hold.

Fig. 10 shows a modification in the re-enforcement of the fastener by shortening front F and by beveling the upper part of flap E and making the fold of the flap of front F parallel with the incision through which the fastener-tongue is inserted, thus enabling the body of the fastener to draw againstthe fold of said flap, as shown at nl. in Fig. 10. (Sec also Fig. 6.)

In use the return address of the sender of the samples is either written or printed upon the back B of the envelope, after which leaf D is folded over upon back l and the address of the person to which the samples are to be sentis then written upon said leaf. The samples of goods are then placed in the envelope pocket or pouch, either with or without printed directions, the flaps (Z and c folded over and fastened by means of tongue a of the fastener, as described, and proper postage applied, as indicated in Figs. 2 and 3, and the envelope is then ready for the mail. A return card of the ordinary style maybe printed upon one corner of leaf D, if desired. After the person addressed has received the envelope, examined the contents, andhas made her selection, she tears olf leaf D at perforations and refastens iiap d and remails the envelope to the sender with such directions as she may desire, and by such arrangement the correctness of the return address is assured, and the envelope when remailed `gives assurance to the sender of a safety delivery.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and useful, and desire to secure by `Letters Patent, is as follows:

As a new article of manufacture, a sample envelope consisting of a pocket or pouch having a perforated openable iiap, a secondary leaf detachably connected with the envelope base and adapted to have written thereon the forwarding address and be folded upon the envelope back, and having a perforated openable flap arranged to register and be folded over upon the envelope front with the envelope flap and be fastened by means of a metallic bendable fastening-tongue secured to and projecting from the envelope front, wherein said secondary leaf covers from View the return address of the envelope,'substa.itially as and for the purpose set forth.

OSCAR A. DE LONG.

' iNitnesses: l

D. V. WALKER, Davie Ross. 

